ERIC Number: EJ718450
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Publication Date: 2005-Jun
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Self-Esteem Trajectories among Ethnic Minority Adolescents: A Growth Curve Analysis of the Patterns and Predictors of Change
Greene, Melissa L.; Way, Niobe
Journal of Research on Adolescence, v15 n2 p151-178 Jun 2005
The current study presents a growth curve analysis of self-esteem among Black, Latino, and Asian American high school students. A series of hierarchical linear models were used to examine patterns and predictors of change in self-esteem over time. Results revealed an average increase in self-esteem with age. Although boys and girls experienced similar trajectories of self-esteem, ethnicity was a significant moderator of developmental change. Black adolescents reported higher self-esteem, while Asian American adolescents reported lower self-esteem, compared with their Latino peers. Latino adolescents experienced a sharper increase in self-esteem over time compared with Black adolescents. The unique and conjoint effects of adolescents' experiences with peers, family, and school were examined in relation to self-esteem trajectories. Results revealed that each perceived context was significantly associated with self-esteem trajectories when examined independently, but family experiences emerged as most strongly related to changes in self-esteem. Results underscore the need to examine change at the individual level, as well as the importance of studying the unique and conjoint effects of individual and contextual-level variables on developmental processes among ethnic minority adolescents.
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Adolescents, Self Esteem, Hispanic Americans, African Americans, Predictor Variables, Age Differences, Ethnicity, Attitude Change, Peer Relationship, Family Relationship, Developmental Stages, Adolescent Development
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: High Schools
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Language: English
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